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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2023
U.S. envoy John Kerry says China-U.S. climate relations need 'more work'
The two sides agreed climate change was urgent and that they should stick to the global commitment 'to keep 1.5 alive.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023
U.S. soldier in North Korea far from first American to flee to reclusive state
Numerous U.S. citizens — including soldiers, tourists, journalists and scholars — have been detained or crossed into North Korea since the Cold War.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 19, 2023
Amateur sumo star embarks on journey made for Hollywood with NCAA football move
Hidetora Hanada will be joining the Colorado State Rams, marking another huge step in what has been a whirlwind 16 months for the university sumo superstar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2023
What should America make of Trump’s mad power grab plan?
Former U.S. President Donald is campaigning on a pledge to remake the office, concentrating more power in the Oval Office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2023
Las Vegas police search home in Tupac murder case
The best-selling hip-hop artist behind hits such as 'California Love' was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas at the age of just 25, and his killers have never been caught.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023
U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action slips across inter-Korean border into North Korea
An American soldier facing disciplinary action at home “willfully and without authorization' fled Tuesday into North Korea, where he was apparently taken into custody.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 19, 2023
Meet the billionaire who convinced Lionel Messi to pick MLS over Saudi Arabia
With Lionel Messi and Apple on his side, 60-year-old construction executive Jorge Mas is seeking to upend the business of U.S. soccer and make it a lot more profitable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2023
Trump says he’s a target in special counsel’s investigation into Jan. 6
The development is a sign that he is likely to be indicted in the case.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023
U.S. national in North Korean custody after crossing inter-Korean border during tour
The U.S. citizen crossed into the nuclear-armed country while on a tour of the Joint Security Area at the border with the South, the United Nations Command said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2023
In Chinese media, the U.S. is invariably the villain
China believes it is laying the foundation for a new global order more respectful and accommodating to other nations, potentially strengthening its position in the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 18, 2023
Kerry says climate cooperation could help stabilize U.S.-China ties
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said talks with top Chinese officials were a rare opportunity for the two sides to boost ties via cooperation on fighting climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023
U.S. nuclear sub visits South Korea for first time in decades as allies hold key talks
The U.S. said the ballistic missile submarine had arrived after the allies held the inaugural meeting of their Nuclear Consultative Group on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2023
China-U.S. climate progress could hinge on new methane deal
China had drafted a plan with concrete measures to curb methane emissions from energy, agriculture and waste but has yet to make the plan public.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023
Sanctioned Chinese military giant’s U.S. business keeps growing
For more than a decade, Cirrus Aircraft has been a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp. of China, a maker of fighter jets, helicopters and drones for the People’s Liberation Army.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023
North Korean nuclear test 'would not come as a surprise' to U.S.
The remarks by U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan come just days after Pyongyang held a successful test of its most powerful long-range missile.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023
Why can’t the Republicans quit Donald Trump?
Republican presidential candidates are preaching the same message — but Trumpism without Trump isn’t selling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023
Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat
Despite the trend toward more very hot days, Phoenix residents have tended to shrug off the heat; they are simply accustomed to dealing with it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023
Record heat waves sweep the world, from U.S. to Japan via Europe
Parts of eastern Japan are expected to reach 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, with the Meteorological Agency warning temperatures could hit previous records.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2023
U.S. climate envoy heads to Beijing as world’s top polluters look for ways to stem crisis
As floods and heat waves made worse by global warming rattle the globe, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will explore ways the world’s top two polluters can cooperate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2023
U.S., Japan and South Korea condemn North Korean missile launch
The condemnation came after North Korea fired a powerful long-range missile that flew for a record 74 minutes to an altitude of 6,000 kilometers.
Japanese markets brace for triple whammy if opposition wins big
A Sanseito campaign van in Shinjuku. The populist party is gaining ground and challenging the more centrist parties.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
In Upper House race, younger voters in Tokyo turn to DPP for new direction
The Tokyo district has the highest number of candidates in the 2025 Upper House election with 32 people in the running for seven seats.
Concerns grow in Japan over possible Russian interference in Sunday’s election
A think tank researcher said anti-government propaganda by Russian bot accounts was what has made the small far-right party Sanseito so popular leading up to the Upper House election.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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